• Authorities investigating Oklahoma officer’s use of force

    Authorities investigating Oklahoma officer’s use of force - August 19, 2017

    Authorities investigating Oklahoma officer's use of force WEATHERFORD, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says its agents are investigating a western Oklahoma officer who fired a...

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  • PCPD reminds residents of con artists

    PCPD reminds residents of con artists - August 18, 2017

    From the Ponca City Police Department Confidence games or con-games are a form of fraud.  Someone comes up with a bad luck story and you give them cash.  You have just become a victim.  Unless y...

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  • Cyclist killed in Norman train collision

    Cyclist killed in Norman train collision - August 18, 2017

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - A cyclist in central Oklahoma has died after being hit by a train, marking the first such fatality since the city implemented quiet zones to loosen rules regarding train horn use....

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  • Oklahoma City schools consider suing lawmakers for funding

    Oklahoma City schools consider suing lawmakers for funding - August 18, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma City school board will consider a resolution that could lead to a lawsuit against the leaders of Oklahoma's Legislature over school funding. School Superintendent Aur...

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  • Mental exam sought for man accused of Oklahoma bomb plot

    Mental exam sought for man accused of Oklahoma bomb plot - August 18, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An attorney for a man accused of attempting to detonate what he believed was an explosives-laden van outside an Oklahoma City bank wants a hearing to determine whether he is compe...

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  • YMCA receives harsh report from independent auditor for 2016

    YMCA receives harsh report from independent auditor for 2016 - August 17, 2017

    By Beverly Bryant/News Director The Board of Directors of the Ponca City YMCA on Thursday received an independent auditor's report on the YMCA's financial statements through December 2016. The r...

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  • Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign underway

    Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign underway - August 17, 2017

    The statewide mobilization campaign Drive Sober or Get Pulled over runs through Labor Day weekend, ending Sept. 4. Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over focuses on law enforcement and their goal to stop d...

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  • Highway Patrol continues investigation in fatal accident

    Highway Patrol continues investigation in fatal accident - August 17, 2017

    The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is continuing its investigation into a fatal collision which occured about 4 a.m. Thursday on U.S. 64, about 0.7 miles west of State Highway 99, located 5.7 miles west of C...

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  • Readers share weather photos from Wednesday night

    Readers share weather photos from Wednesday night - August 17, 2017

    Our readers shared photos from Wednesday night's storm. Lisa Marie Breedlove took this photo on Grand Avenue looking west at 8:30 p.m., showing the sun setting through the storm clouds: Dean...

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  • Family says FBI knew Oklahoma bomb plot suspect is schizophrenic

    Family says FBI knew Oklahoma bomb plot suspect is schizophrenic - August 17, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The family of a man accused of attempting to detonate what he believed was an explosives-laden van outside an Oklahoma bank says he is a paranoid schizophrenic and that the FBI kn...

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